Paul Vallas
Former CEO of Chicago Public Schools (1995-2001), Philadelphia School District, and Recovery School District in New Orleans. 2023 mayoral runoff finalist who narrowly lost to Johnson. Fiscal management and public safety hawk. Considered likely 2027 challenger.
In the News
Paul Vallas discusses upcoming mayoral race - WGN-TV
Ethics board fines former mayoral candidate Paul Vallas $214,000 over campaign finance violations - Chicago Sun-Times
A Chicago Mayoral Hopeful Who Took on Hard-to-Fix Schools Faces a Political Shift (Published 2023) - The New York Times
“He Sold Our Schools off to the Highest Bidder” - In These Times
First mayoral runoff forum between Vallas, Johnson - CBS News
Former Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas fined $214,000 by ethics board for campaign finance violations - Chicago Tribune
Paul Vallas: Why both parties are failing our national security workforce - Chicago Tribune
Judge rules against Paul Vallas in suit over payments to shore up Black vote - Chicago Tribune
Paul Vallas facing $10,500 fine from city’s ethics board - Chicago Tribune
Paul Vallas on the campaign trail: ‘Wonkish’ spiels, boundless anecdotes — and a laser focus on crime - Chicago Tribune
Ethics Board Hits Paul Vallas With $214K Fine for Accepting Improper Campaign Contributions - WTTW News
Breaking: Twice-failed, non-Chicagoan, "more of a Republican than a Democrat" mayoral candidate says he can't drive 25 - Streetsblog Chicago
Former Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas' campaign workers say they haven't been paid - ABC7 Chicago
Lessons from Chicago: Paul Vallas — ? — Defeats Lori Lightfoot - The Philadelphia Citizen
How Teachers Union Politics Are Shaping the Chicago Mayor’s Race - The 74
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